StarFire™ 3000 Receiver on 8R Tractor
With many real-time kinematic (RTK) solutions, automatic guidance simply stops working if trees or rolling terrain interfere with the line of sight between the base station and the machine or in areas with limited cellular coverage. That is not the case when using RTK with John Deere, thanks to RTK Extend capability.
RTK Extend allows AutoTrac to keep functioning for up to:
- 15 minutes with John Deere Radio RTK
- 15 minutes with John Deere Mobile RTK
The StarFire receiver automatically transitions to RTK Extend when line of sight to the base station is lost or the cellular coverage is limited.
RTK and StarFire 3000 Receiver
When using the StarFire 3000 Receiver, the machine receiver automatically transitions to the SF2 signal when RTK Extend expires. This allows operators to take advantage of +/- 5 cm (2 in.) pass-to-pass accuracy along tree lines, hilly terrain, or in areas with limited cellular coverage. The availability of SF2 provides RTK users with the best available accuracy by lessening the impact of any given field condition.
The machine receiver will transition from RTK to RTK Extend, to SF2, and back to RTK without disengaging AutoTrac.